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Food prices up again in March
Food prices were up 0.3 per cent last month, says Stats NZ, with prices up 5.5 from a year earlier.
Lack of healthy food causes distress, study finds
New Zealanders who do not have enough access to nutritious and affordable food have higher levels of distress.
Trade stats show dairy exports still booming
The total value of goods exported in February was $3.9 billion - 17 per cent higher than the same month last year.
Beer hops off buyers' lists
Kiwis appear to be calling time on their love affair with beer, partly because of spiralling living costs.
Building consents hit nine-year low as home construction slumps
New Zealand building consents sank to a nine-year low in January as new home construction slumped.
Rise in high alcohol content drinks in NZ
A new report has found a big increase in the amount of high alcohol content drinks on sale to New Zealanders.
More mums, same number of babies
NZers are only half as busy having babies as they were 40 years ago, but with today's larger population a similar number of babies - nearly 65,000 - were born last year.
Food prices up - fruit and veg rise 7.4pc
Food prices rose 1.8 per cent in January, with the cost of fruit and vegetables going up 7.4 per cent, said Statistics New Zealand today.
Good news at last for retail- new year card transactions up
After a long period of gloom, retailers are welcoming news from Stats NZ that January saw the largest monthly increase in electronic card spending for five years.